Top Schools

Blackfeet Community College, which is located in Browning, is the top-ranked school in Montana that has a homeland security program. It received a ranking of 89th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, no students graduated from Blackfeet Community College's homeland security program.
The tuition rate at Blackfeet Community College was $2,190 per year.

The second-ranked school in Montana with a homeland security program is Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology, which is located in Great Falls. In 2010, it was ranked 89th nationwide.
Tuition at Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology was $3,024 per year.

Cost

Tuition at Montana's homeland security schools ranges from $3,024 per year to $2,190 per year. But, the average tuition is $2,607 per year.
In 2010, the following Montana homeland security schools had the highest tuition rates:

Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology - located in Great Falls, students are charged $3,024 per year

Blackfeet Community College - located in Browning, students are charged $2,190 per year

The following Montana homeland security schools had the lowest tuition rates:

Blackfeet Community College - located in Browning, students are charged $2,190 per year

Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology - located in Great Falls, students are charged $3,024 per year

A homeland security degree from a Montana school... what next?

Fbi special agent, security officer, and geospatial intelligence analyst are the professions of choice for a majority of homeland security graduates in Montana.
2,850 homeland security professionals were working in Montana in 2010. Of these, 450 were transportation security officers. In addition, 520 were fbi special agents, and 1,780 were security officers.
The largest populations of Montana homeland security professional are working in the following counties:

Beaverhead County - 900 homeland security professionals

Flathead County - 450 homeland security professionals

Carbon County - 340 homeland security professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of homeland security professionals is expected to grow by 16% by 2018. There are projected to be 2,850 homeland security professionals working in Montana then. Of these 2,850 homeland security professionals, the government predicts that 360 will be transportation security officers, 370 will be fbi special agents, and 1,970 will be security officers.

Salary

homeland security professionals in Montana make an average of $57,085 per year.
However, Montana homeland security professional earned anywhere in the range from as less than $16,240 per year to more than $119,320 per year in 2010.
On average homeland security professional earn the most in the following Montana counties:

Beaverhead County - $58,400 per year

Flathead County - $47,343 per year

Missoula County - $43,840 per year

On average, homeland security professionals earn the least in the following Montana counties:

Cascade County - $23,185 per year

Carbon County - $26,195 per year

Carter County - $37,423 per year

The homeland security professionals with highest average salaries in Montana were:

More Information

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